Pest in a swarm — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the January 17 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
GNAT
4 letters
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Swarming and buzzing pest
GNAT
4
Buzzing pest (anagram of "tang")
GNAT
4
Airborne pest
GNAT
4
Flying buzzer
GNAT
4
Small insect that buzzes around in summer
GNAT
4
Irritating pest
GNAT
4
Buzzing pest
GNAT
4
Swarming pest that sounds like "Nat"
GNAT
4
Small, buzzing pest (anagram of "tang")
GNAT
4
Buzzing pest
GNAT
4
Swarming pest
GNAT
4
Pesky insect
GNAT
4
Camp beds (rhymes with "dots")
COTS
4
Curved shape, like that of a rainbow
ARC
3
Mediterranean ___ (Greece's beach waters)
SEA
3
Leave out on purpose
OMIT
4
Sound on a dairy farm
MOO
3
On a scale of one to ___
TEN
3
Grandma, affectionately
NANA
4
Bones in a chest cage
RIBS
4
Ctrl+___+Del (PC reboot combo)
ALT
3
The ___ Tour (Taylor Swift's nostalgic tour)
ERAS
4
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